Is the Apocalyptic Magic Square connected to religious symbolism and beliefs?

[Bob3141592]

In honor of today's date, June 6, 2006, I've been circulating the Apocalyptic Magic Square around the office (yes, I get some strange looks, but I'm used to that).

This remarkable object is a 6 by 6 magic square with a total of 666, with every number in it being a prime. This object can easily be found on the internet, but the sites I've seen only present it -- they don't discuss it's mathematical attributes.

Is this object very special? I know there are algorithms for producing magic squares, but is it possible to use an algorithm to guarantee a magic square using only prime numbers? Is it possible to construct prime based magic squares of arbitrary size and/or sum? Is it possible to show that the Apocalyptic Magic Square is unique in any way? Any information on these questions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[redzone1117]

Why don't you try this one I created in 2006:
The Cube of Satariel (by Jason Shiffman):

This cube was created from 216 singular numbers. Every
row on every face including corner to corner add up to
1,998, which is 666 multiplied by 3. Every number added
with the number in the same spot on the opposite side adds
up to 666. Example 128+538=666. 310+356=666...etc, etc.



FRONT:
128 518 515 167 482 188
458 251 452 440 215 182
407 356 290 278 320 347
275 284 362 350 392 335
242 467 224 236 431 398
488 122 155 527 158 548

LEFT:
556 403 322 334 187 196
163 454 364 292 238 487
502 232 367 295 460 142
154 244 355 283 448 514
127 418 328 400 202 523
496 247 262 394 463 136

TOP:
175 490 520 172 526 115
190 220 427 439 256 466
352 379 298 286 271 412
340 307 370 358 343 280
406 436 223 211 472 250
535 166 160 532 130 475

BACK:
538 148 151 499 184 478
208 415 214 226 451 484
259 310 376 388 346 319
391 382 304 316 274 331
424 199 442 430 235 268
178 544 511 139 508 118


RIGHT:
110 263 344 332 479 470
503 212 302 374 428 179
164 434 299 371 206 524
512 422 311 383 218 152
539 248 338 266 464 143
170 419 404 272 203 530


BOTTOM:
491 176 146 494 140 551
476 446 239 227 410 200
314 287 368 380 395 254
326 359 296 308 323 386
260 230 443 455 194 416
131 500 506 134 536 191


In the film Pi, Max becomes obsessed with a 216-digit number
in his quest to find the numeric equation behind existence,
and is told by a group of Hasidic Jews that it represents the
true name of God.
As six cubed, 216 is also symbolic of the Mark of the Beast in
Christianity. This has been expressed in the Left Behind series.
This is interesting as the quotient of 144,000/666 is 216.
216216216... These two numbers are used extensively throughout
the book of Revelation in the Holy Bible, where the Mark of the
Beast is identified.
The 216th verse of the Apocalypse: (Revelation 13:4)
" And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast"
.. covers the first half of Exodus, including Pharaoh's enslavement
of the Israelites, the birth of Moses, the deliverance from Egypt,
the crossing of the Red Sea, and the Revelation at Mount Sinai.
In exploring the mystical dimension of these dramatic events,
the Zohar treats the nature of evil and it relation to the divine
realm, the romance of Moses and Shekhinah, and the inner meaning of
the Ten Commandments. In the context of the miraculous splitting of
the Red Sea, Rabbi Shim'on reveals the mysterious Name of 72, a
complex divine name consisting of 216 letters (72 triads), formed out
of three verses in Exodus 14.